Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-02-20

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Feb 20
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 94▼ 89 vs year ago 320 · −27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 26▼ 23 vs year ago 80 · −28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 9▲ 28 vs year ago 48 · +58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.76/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$172.76
57 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1452179.1381016thin
Medium and Large 2443173.2576828
Medium and Large 3375163.8761413thin
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
172.76
—
AL average15 barns · 1,416 hd
170.88
+1.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,368102.241,3995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22989.011,0936thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96978.4476019

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,06213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,19456

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328223.72/cwt220.00–225.007344
Steers—Medium and Large 1372231.40/cwt227.00–235.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 2373218.35/cwt215.00–220.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 3375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1428221.88/cwt219.00–225.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 2528191.35/cwt190.00–194.001,0103
Steers—Medium and Large 1570192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0946
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320183.29/cwt180.00–185.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325188.52/cwt187.00–190.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325168.00/cwt165.00–170.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375186.00/cwt186.00–186.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376179.75/cwt174.00–184.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378163.05/cwt160.00–169.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422160.24/cwt155.00–163.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435172.36/cwt169.00–178.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490176.78/cwt175.00–177.008669
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517167.91/cwt164.00–170.0086810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635151.97/cwt150.00–154.009652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426186.77/cwt182.00–190.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428214.01/cwt212.00–216.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433199.49/cwt194.00–204.008644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473193.00/cwt190.00–196.009135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523185.48/cwt182.00–189.009702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27298.31/cwt97.00–99.001,2513
Bulls——1,513108.13/cwt104.00–111.001,6362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89873.82/cwt72.00–76.006637
Cows—Lean 85-90%99880.37/cwt78.00–83.0080210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07085.00/cwt85.00–85.009102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22292.65/cwt90.00–94.001,1323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23585.37/cwt85.00–86.001,0543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,135.71/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1367
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—975.00/head875.00–1,100.009756
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/head775.00–950.008753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2—1,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,308.33/head1,275.00–1,375.001,30818
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,120.56/head1,000.00–1,200.001,12136

This sale against other markets

Alabama weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.